Knight of Stromgald
World Championship Decks 1997 js171 • uncommon
- Set
- World Championship Decks 1997
- Collector number
- js171
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- black mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Mark Poole
- Finish
- Gold
What it does
Protection from white
black mana: This creature gains first strike until end of turn.
black mana black mana: This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
"Kjeldorans should rule supreme, and to the rest, death!"— Avram Garrisson, Leader of the Knights of Stromgald
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Knight of Stromgald, originally appearing in the 1994 expansion Ice Age, was reimagined for the 1997 World Championship Decks. This specific version, identified as js171, was included as part of the deck piloted by Jakub Slemr, who secured the title of World Champion that year. These decks were produced by Wizards of the Coast as a commercial product to allow players to play with exact replicas of the cards used by the top competitors in the tournament, complete with gold-bordered backs and unique card faces to distinguish them from standard-issue tournament cards.
The design of the original Knight of Stromgald reflects the dark, atmospheric aesthetic of the Ice Age set, featuring artwork by Christopher Rush that emphasizes the character's sinister, armored presence. The 1997 World Championship reprint maintains this iconic illustration while utilizing the specific framing and gold-foil signature of the champion. At the time of its release, the product was well-received by the competitive community as a functional tool for studying professional-level strategy and deck-building, even though the cards were not permitted for use in official sanctioned tournaments.
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